"Aish! He almost got me there." sumbong ni Bai Zhen kay Matteo nang makarating siya sa lawa kung saan sila mamimingwit.
Umupo naman si Matteo sa may damo sa harap ng lawa at sinimulang ihagis ang kanyang pingwit na may pain sa tubig.
Umupo din naman si Bai Zhen sa tabi niya at hinagis din ang sariling pamingwit sa lawa.
Ngumiti si Matteo at nagulat nang makita niya ang mukha ni Bai Zhen.
"Grandpa." saway ni Matteo sa kanyang lolo.
"Why?"
"Why are you using my mom's face?"
"Of course, your strict uncle has already caught me that I am using another's body."
"But why my mom?"
"Why? Don't you like it? I look very pretty though."
"My mom is way more prettier." sagot ni Matteo saka ibinalik ang tingin sa harapan.
"If someone sees us here. Then we will just erase their memory." sabi ni Bai Zhen.
"Okay." sagot ni Matteo saka ngumiti.
Samantalang si Yuhan naman ay halos puputok na ang ulo sa galit dahil nakatakas ang babaeng nahawakan na niya kanina. He was sure that the impostor was the one he caught earlier because he found out that Yunxi was really working in the palace but not Mingming.
He was furious and so worried. He doesn't know that if that impostor is good or bad. His protectiveness towards Matteo rises.
"I should report it to his Majesty." sabi niya saka nagmamadaling tumakbo palayo.
"Why are you in a hurry? What happened?" pigil sa kanya ni Luke nang magtagpo sila.
"Where is his majesty?"
"Matthew? I think he is on his way now to Yanna's chamber. Why?"
"I need to tell him something important."
"I know it's always important but tell me what happened? Why are you running?"
Matagal bago sumagot si Yuhan saka sumeryoso pagkatapos niyang masigurado ang paligid.
"I saw someone here in the palace that uses a fake identity." bulong niya kay Luke.
Nagulat naman si Luke sa narinig.
"Really? I heard only powerful cultivators or immortals can do that. Are they after Matthew? What are you still doing here? Come on, find him and protect him." bahagya pang tinulak ni Luke si Yuhan nang nanatili lang nakatayo si Yuhan.
Yuhan realised that the impostor might not be an enemy or a threat. He remembered that it was the same Mingming that he saw before on the roof with Matteo. She was gentle towards Matteo and he can see that Matteo is close with her.
"Wait. I don't think she is a threat."
"What do you mean? A woman who take a false identity inside the palace is not a threat? Are you joking me?"
"No."
"How so?"
"Because I saw the things that she brought. They were all things use for fishing."
"F-fishing? You mean really fishing?"
Tumango si Yuhan.
"Then she might be a fish maniac or a thief who wants to steal–"
"No."
"Hey! Where are you going?" sigaw ni Luke kay Yuhan nang maglakad si Yuhan palayo.
"To the pond."
BINABASA MO ANG
Unopened Rose (DRAFT! DRAFT!)
FantasyShe traveled back to the time where her birthmarks were her scars. Nectars and Hagonoy plants were sacred. Roses and its petals are powerful. And pollen is her life.
